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DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE LEADERS16. Ethical Decision-Making Process• This process of examiningour behaviors- perceive, clarify,choose, act, reassess -can help us evaluate anethical dilemma moreobjectively.• Personal vs. Community—if your loyalty is stronger towardthe individual, then you wouldn’t tell what you know. If it isstronger toward the organization, then you would tell whatyou know.A Decision-Making Process(Slide 16)To behave ethically, it helps to closely examine behaviors andmotives. People must perceive, clarify, choose, act, and reassesstheir behaviors based on ethical principles.Perceive - recognize the ethical implications of the situation.Clarify - identify the ethical values and principles of the stakeholdersin the situation17. Ethical Decision-Making ModelsIntroduce the models.• Personal WarningSystem• Bell, Book, and Candle• M.O.R.A.L.18. Personal WarningSystems• This model providesquestions to ask yourself.• The questions provideclues to what action youshould take.Select - develop each option in a best/worst case scenario andchoose the option that does least harm and most good for the peopleinvolvedAct - take action on the selected optionReassess - evaluate the decision making and action and developguidelines to avoid similar dilemmas in the futureThis process can help us move beyond our internal value systems tocreate a fresh objective approach to an ethical dilemma.Ethical Decision-Making Models(Slide 17)As we become more conscious of everyday ethical behavior, there areseveral models to which we can refer for a more objective approachto ethical decision making.How can we transform an ethical dilemma into a course of action?Decision making models help people look at ethical problemsobjectively. Three models are included here: Personal WarningSystems; the Bell, Book, and Candle Test; and the MORAL model.Several more complex models can be found in other literature. Thesemodels provide a framework and process to use when making ethicaldecisions.Personal Warning System (Josephson Institute of Ethics)(Slide 18)Ask yourself these questions. Your answer will provide clues to yourcourse of action.• Kid on your shoulder: Would you be comfortable if yourchildren were watching you; are you setting the example youwant them to follow?ETHICAL LEADERSHIP - MODULE OUTLINE 9